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African swine fever Flashcards

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Several virulence variants of African Swine Fever Virus exist

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African swine fever is shed in the saliva of the infected animals

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ASF virus is shed in the urine of the infected animals

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Stamping out of the infected herds is applied in the control of African Swine Fever

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The leading clinical sign in African swine fever is excess salivation

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In acute African swine fever the leading pathological findings are the haemorrhages

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The African swine fever infects the swine per os

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The African swine fever virus genome codes only 2 proteins

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The African swine fever virus infects the swine by air

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In African swine fever cases of abortion are never observed

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The primary replication site of African swine fever virus is the oronasal mucosa

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The primary replication sites of African swine fever virus are the tonsils and lymph nodes

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In acute ASF cases the leading pathological finding is the black and enlarged lymph nodes

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In case of African swine fever enlarged spleen is observed during necropsy.

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The ASF virus replicates the bone marrow

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The tick species vectoring African swine fever are present in Portugal and Spain

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The ASF virus is serologically uniform but several genotypes exist

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In acute ASF we can observe high mortality in sows

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Vaccines are available in EU to be used in the control of African swine fever

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Vaccines are available to be used in the control of ASF

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The immune system cannot neutralize the ASF virus by antibodies

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The African swine fever virus can be disinfected by 2%NaOh within 1 day

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In Europe the main route of infection is the transmission of the African swine fever by ticks

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The African swine fever virus is highly resistant against the environmental conditions

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The African swine fever causes hemadsorption in cell cultures

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In the control of African swine fever thinning of the wild boar populations is helpful

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ASF is always a peracute disease

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ASF virus retains its infectivity for years in frozen meat

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The African swine fever virus replicated in lymphocytes

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Wild boars may be chronically infected with African swine fever virus

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Wild boars can carry African Swine Fever virus as chronically infected animals.

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African swine fever is endemic in Sardinia

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The resistance of the African swine fever virus is very low

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African swine fever is generally transmitted by mosquitoes

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African swine fever can cause disease in humans

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The African swine fever virus can be inactivated by irradiation

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The ASF causes hemadsorption in cell cultures

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African Swine Fever virus infects every cloven hoofed animal

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African Swine Fever does not occur in Europe.

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African Swine Fever is a resistant virus.

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Immunocomplexes are formed in the case of African Swine Fever.

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Only activated vaccines are used for the prevention of African Swine Fever

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Ticks can transmit African Swine Fever virus.

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In ASF cases abortion is never observed

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Swine and wild boars are susceptible to African Swine Fever virus.

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Warthogs can maintain African Swine Fever in endemic areas.

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Attenuated vaccines are used for the prevention of African swine fever.

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African Swine Fever virus has a low resistance.

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African Swine Fever virus can infect pigs and wild boars.

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The clinical signs of African Swine Fever are more severe in wild boars than in farmed pigs.

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51
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There is a widespread vaccination in endemic areas to prevent African Swine Fever.

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In Europe the ticks are the most important means in the transmission of the ASF virus.

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In case of ASF infection viremia can last for months

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Infection by moderately virulent ASF virus results in high mortality of sows.

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The moderately virulent ASF virus does not cause fever.

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In case of infection by highly virulent ASF virus we can see skin necrosis as clinical sign

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In chronic cases of ASF spleen hyperplasia is a leading pathological lesion.

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African swine fever leads to abortion regardless of the virulence of the infecting virus.

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Wild boars may carry African Swine Fever virus as chronically infected animals

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The main tool against African Swine Fever is vaccination.

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Virulent strains of African Swine Fever virus cause an acute disease in domestic pigs.

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Acute African Swine Fever is characterized by haemorrhages.

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Vaccination is used for prevention of African Swine Fever.

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African Swine Fever cause skin lesions in swine

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African Swine Fever is caused by arbovirus.

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African Swine Fever is endemic in Central Europe.

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African Swine Fever virus infects pigs and ruminants.

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African Swine Fever virus can replicate in certain ticks.

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African Swine Fever is caused by any arbovirus.

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African Swine Fever is a notifiable disease.

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Virus neutralization is the most important tool for African Swine Fever diagnosis.

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Pregnant sows abort in case of African Swine Fever disease cases.

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The chronic form of African Swine Fever is similar to other immune complex disorders.

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African Swine Fever infection of humans leads to cold like symptoms.

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African Swine Fever virus may cause chronic infections in pigs.

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African Swine Fever may cause a chronic disease in wild boars.

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African swine fever virus can replicate in certain soft ticks.

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The clinical picture of chronic African Swine Fever is similar to dermatitis
Nephritis/nephropathy

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African Swine Fever does not have any vaccination.

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The ASF virus can be detected by hemagglutination test

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The boutons in the intestines are characteristic pathological findings in case of ASF

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Several virulence variants of ASF virus exist

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